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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Scotland · Local authority
Moray
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Moray. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates8,280Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,146 approved or refused records
355Refused applications
6,791 approved · 355 refused · 629 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Apr 2016 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Climate Change & BiodiversityContact planning Contact DetailsLocal plan Moray Local Development Plan 2020Conservation areas Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas & Archaeology
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries03001234561Council source
- Planning enquiriesdevelopment.control@moray.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas18 mapped area records
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
More application records
- Decided24/01612/APP
Alter and extend dwelling at
4 Lesmurdie Place Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6AQ
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01624/APP
Remove external ramp at rear floor level lowered and external fire exit door on south elevation altered alter internal layout external access ramp added to main entrance and revision to car parking layout including addition of spaces for bicycles and motorcycles at
City Plumbing Supplies Limited 4 Wards Road Elgin Moray IV30 1NL
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01635/APP
Proposed extension to existing house
11 Sandy Road Elgin Moray IV30 6EH
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01644/APP
Revise house design approved under 19/01536/APP and erect detached garage at
Roseisle View Roseisle Moray
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/01647/APP
Proposed 4no holiday lets on
Site Adjacent To Blackholes Archiestown Moray
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/01652/PNOT
Erect a general purpose agricultural store at
Robertstown Croft Archiestown Aberlour Moray AB38 7RB
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01653/APP
Erect replacement dwelling at
East Lodge Mulben Keith Moray AB55 6XL
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01654/LBC
Erect orangery extension and entrance pergola and replace existing kitchen doors with new hardwood bi-folding doors at
Mayen House Rothiemay Huntly Moray AB54 7NL
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01655/APP
Erect orangery extension and entrance pergola at
Mayen House Rothiemay Huntly Moray AB54 7NL
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01656/APP
Erect a free range poultry shed and feed silos at
Land Adjacent To Haughs Farm Keith Moray
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01657/APP
Proposed car park and associated infrastructure including landscape details for the cafe/retail building approved under planning permission ref no: 17/00587/APP at
Coleburn Distillery Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8SN
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01663/APP
Alterations and extension to cottage with new garage and access to plot at
Wester Tillieglens Dunphail Forres Moray IV36 2QL
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01669/APP
Proposed dwellinghouse at
Hangingfolds Farm Steading Birnie Moray
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/01671/APP
Change of use of existing studio to short-term let accommodation at
Office The Orchard Ashfield Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7LF
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01672/APP
Change of use from hotel function hall to micro distillery at
Hotel Square The Square Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9ET
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01673/APP
Erect 2 holiday accommodation units formation of access parking and associated infrastructure on
Plot 2 Bowie Croft Grange Crossroads Keith Moray
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01674/LBC
Install new internal insulation system to walls ceilings and coomb ceilings of room in roof compartments of a grade b listed building
72 South College Street Elgin Moray IV30 1HA
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01679/APP
Proposed erection of veterinary practice building at
Site On Dufftown Road Craigellachie Aberlour Moray
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01680/APP
Erect single storey stacker shed located near the existing bodega warehouse at
Macallan Distillery Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9RX
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01681/APP
Extend existing stacker shed located at warehouse 47
Macallan Distillery Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9RX
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01682/APP
Upgrade and extend cottage to form holiday accommodation and erect timber shed at
Auld Bells Cabrach Huntly Moray AB54 4HY
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01683/APP
Extend dwellinghouse to rear at
Thirkleby Lodge 9 Cameron Terrace Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5SW
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Unknown24/01684/PAPP
Erect general purpose storage shed at
Maryfield Steading Elgin Moray IV30 5PG
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01689/APP
Extend caravan park to accommodate 78 static holiday caravan pitches (with decking) including construction of internal roads landscaping and drainage infrastructure at
Riverview Country Park Mundole Court Mundole Forres Moray IV36 2SY
Received 5 Nov 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Moray, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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